1939 State of the Union Address
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The 1939
Roosevelt ended his speech by quoting the closing lines from Abraham Lincoln's 1862 State of the Union Address when he said the following:
Once I prophesied that this generation of Americans had a rendezvous with destiny. That prophecy comes true. To us much is given; more is expected.[a] This generation will "nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope of earth. . . . The way is plain, peaceful, generous, just—a way which if followed the world will forever applaud and God must forever bless."[2]
- ^ This is an allusion to Luke 12:48.
References
- ^ "State of the Union Address: Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 4, 1939)". InfoPlease. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Roosevelt, Franklin D. (January 4, 1939). "Annual Message to Congress". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved March 11, 2024.